The Blanco Pioneers’ Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas was originally inspired by Sarah Jane Page. Sarah Jane Page was born November 13, 1842, in Lockhart, Texas, to John and Susan Ann Page. Her father was a prosperous miller. He died of consumption in November 1949. Her mother remarried Hugh McLaurin in 1850, and he brought Susan Ann and the family to Blanco in 1853.